Henry Cavill is best Superman you could have, says 'Immortals' Tarsem

British actor Cavill was cast in Zack Snyder's superhero reboot Man of Steel after playing Theseus in the 3D fantasy epic, which is released on Blu-ray and DVD this week.

"I think he's about the best Superman you could ever have," the filmmaker said. "When I first saw him - this was before I knew he [auditioned] for Superman, because the last Superman had been made a year and a half before Immortals and tanked - I said, 'This is Clark Kent!'"

Tarsem, a former film school colleague of Man of Steel helmer Snyder, said that the Watchmen director would be "blind not to see how right he was for [the role]".

"He's very gentle, manly, just everything was perfect for it," Tarsem said of Cavill. "He was so excited when he got it but I didn't doubt for a second that he wouldn't get it."

Asked if he would ever consider directing a comic book movie himself, Tarsem replied: "There was one thing that I was interested in long ago, not so much the look of the comic book but the character - that was Constantine.

"I wouldn't be interested because it was a comic strip, it would just be if I had a take on something."

Immortals is out on 3D Blu-ray, Triple Play Blu-ray, DVD and download from March 5, 2012. Pre-order your copy now at www.play.com